Pancake Art II

Don't ask; I have absolutely no clue either as to how this crane is made, or as to how it is served up warm. I am just totally in awe when I look at this construction and can only imagine how much time and effort must have gone in to it.

I can only guess as to what type of batter is used. I would suspect it is poured out thin and baked a little longer, in order to give it the strength to stand up that tall. Maybe the secret is in the mix of the batter? I haven't found that out yet.

Pancakes, even though served up differently, are known and eaten all over the world. It is known that a type of our modern pancake was already consumed in prehistoric times.

Over the course of history, even a pancake day came in to existence, which is called Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras). It is the day before Ash Wednesday which is the first day of Lent: the season of fasting and prayer. People used up their last supplies of sugar, fat, and eggs, because they were not allowed to eat those ingredients during fasting.

I don't think that anyone back then would have suspected that such wonderful, creative works of art would come forth out of something so simple as a pancake!